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A monograph of the British fossil corals - kreidefossilien.de

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BRITISH FOSSIL CORALS.<br />

8. Genus Hai,tsites.<br />

Fischer, Zoognosia, 3d edit., vol. i, p. 387, 1813; Catenipora, Lamarck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s An. sans Vert., t. ii,<br />

p. 206, 1816.<br />

Corallites extremely long, arranged in a single series, and united laterally, so as to<br />

constitute large flabelliform expansions, which remain free laterally, but <strong>of</strong>ten meet, and<br />

thus form a lacunous mass. Epi<strong>the</strong>ca very thick. Septa almost rudimentary, but very<br />

distinct in perfect specimens. Tabula horizontal.<br />

Typ. sp., Halysites escharoi<strong>de</strong>s, Fischer ; Catenipora escharoi<strong>de</strong>s, Lamarck, loc. cit., p. 207.<br />

9. Genus Harmodites.<br />

Fischer, Notice sur les Tubipores <strong>fossil</strong>es, 1828 ; Syrvigopora, Goldfuss, Petref. Germ., vol. i, p. 7.^, 1 826-33.<br />

Corallum fasciculate.<br />

Corallites irregularly cylindrical, very long, and united by hori-<br />

Tahulm infundibuliform.<br />

zontal connecting tubes.<br />

Typ. sp., Harmodites ramulosa, nob. ; Syringopora ramulosa, Goldfuss, loc. cit., pi. xxv, fig. 7.<br />

10. Genus Thecostegites.<br />

Milne Edvr. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. xxix, p. 261, 1849.<br />

Corallites cylindrical, short, and united by strong mural expansions situated at various<br />

heights. TabuIcB horizontal.<br />

Typ. sp., Thecostegites BoHchardi, nob.; Harmodites Bouchardi, Michelin, Icon. Zooph., pl.xlviii, fig. 3.<br />

Foiurth Tribe—POCILLOPORINtE.<br />

Corallum massive, gibbous, or sub<strong>de</strong>ndroid, with thick imperforated walls, forming,<br />

towards <strong>the</strong> surface, an abundant compact ccenenchyma. Septa quite rudimentary.<br />

11. G^e«2«' POCILLOPORA.<br />

{Pars) Lamarck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s An. sans Vert., t. ii, p. 273, 1816 ; Dana, Zooph., p. 523, 1846.<br />

Calices shallow, and presenting, at <strong>the</strong>ir bottom, a transverse, thick, projecting ring,<br />

resembling a columella.<br />

Typ. sp., Pocillojjora acuta, Lamarck, loc. cit., p. 274 ; Milne Edw., Atlas du Rfegne Animal <strong>de</strong> Cuvier,<br />

Zooph., pi. Ixxxi, fig. 3.

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